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The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín

The Blackwater Lightship

Colm Tóibín

288 pages • paperback • 1999

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fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

359 pages • paperback • 2012

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fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Brené Brown

303 pages • paperback • 2012

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nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith

The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #16

Alexander McCall Smith

9 hours, 20 minutes • audio • 2015

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fiction mystery mysterious slow-paced
Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs

Magical Thinking: True Stories

Augusten Burroughs

281 pages • paperback • 2004

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nonfiction memoir short stories funny reflective fast-paced
Mary Ann in Autumn by Armistead Maupin

Mary Ann in Autumn

Tales of the City #8

Armistead Maupin

304 pages • hardcover • 2010

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fiction lgbtqia+ lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

Tales from Earthsea

Earthsea Cycle #5

Ursula K. Le Guin

293 pages • paperback • 2001

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fiction classics fantasy short stories young adult adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced
Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace by Gordon MacKenzie

Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace

Gordon MacKenzie

224 pages • hardcover • 1996

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nonfiction business informative medium-paced
Shadow Games by Glen Cook

Shadow Games

The Chronicles of the Black Company #4

Glen Cook

311 pages • paperback • 1989

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fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced
Lust & Wonder by Augusten Burroughs

Lust & Wonder

Augusten Burroughs

304 pages • hardcover • 2016

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nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced